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Vice-Chancellor's Studentship Award 2019

The University of Surrey’s Doctoral College is pleased to be awarding fully funded studentships to outstanding international PhD candidates in the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences and Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences.

Application deadline

07 June 2019

Funding information

This funded studentship (international students only) covers international fee and stipend of £15,000, a Research Training Support Grant of £1,000 and financial support for research materials and consumables (if successfully applied for) up to the value of £2,000 per annum.

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These awards are available for PhD candidates in the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences or the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences who will be starting their doctorate in October 2019.

The University of Surrey is committed to recruiting and supporting talented doctoral researchers to underpin its ambitious research strategy. You will be joining our world-class, research-led University at an exciting time. With the recent establishment of the Doctoral College, we offer an outstanding research environment with a supportive community that connects supervisors, doctoral researchers, and research support staff across all three of the university’s faculties. You will have access to invaluable training throughout your doctorate and we will support you to achieve your career aspirations.

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Terms and conditions

Financial support for research materials and consumables, if successfully applied for, is available for the Vice Chancellor’s Award up to the value of £2,000

Research training support grants are attached to the Vice-Chancellor’s Award up to the value of £1,000

There is no financial support for research materials and consumables or research training support grants attached to the Fee Scholarship or Fee Reduction award

We welcome applications from both full-time and part-time students

Please note that these awards are for an October 2019 start. Please only apply if you are able to commence your PhD in October 2019.

Eligibility criteria

These awards are only available to international students starting their doctorate in October 2019 within either the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences or the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences. Please note the competition is not open to existing PhD students. Please only apply if you are able to commence your PhD in October 2019.

How to apply

If you are interested in applying, please follow the three stage process below to help you prepare and submit your application:

Identify and speak to a prospective supervisor

Within the faculty page below you will find links to academic schools and departments and staff lists. Use the staff lists to identify a prospective supervisor. Contact your prospective supervisor to discuss project options before completing the application. If you have difficulty identifying a prospective supervisor, the PGR Director for the department might be able to help you.

Apply for a place on a Surrey PhD programme

Once you have discussed your project with a prospective supervisor you will need to make an application for a place on a PhD programme. You can apply for a place by clicking on the “apply now” button within the programme listings. Please make sure you indicate on your application that you are applying for the Vice-Chancellor’s Studentship Award (international only). You are also advised to ensure that you include your degree transcripts and references in the application – not providing these documents can slow the process down. The deadline to submit an application for a place on a PhD programme is: 12:00 GMT on Friday 7 June 2019.

Complete the Vice-Chancellor’s Award application

In addition to applying for a place on a PhD programme, you will also need to complete Vice-Chancellor’s Studentship Award application form. This is your application for funding and will be used to select successful candidates for funding. Please also refer to the guidance notes which will assist you in filling in the application form. Once you have completed your form, please submit it to phdstudentships@surrey.ac.uk by the deadline of 12:00 GMT on Friday 7 June 2019.